cysteine biosynthetic process

Known as: cysteine formation, cysteine anabolism, cysteine synthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of cysteine, 2-amino-3-mercaptopropanoic acid. [GOC:go_curators]
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
H2O2-activated up-regulation of glutathione in Arabidopsis involves induction of genes encoding enzymes involved in cysteine synthesis in the chloroplast.
Glutathione is a key player in cellular redox homeostasis and, therefore, in the response to H(2)O(2), but the factors regulating… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
A cyclophilin links redox and light signals to cysteine biosynthesis and stress responses in chloroplasts.
Cyclophilins belong to a large family of enzymes called "peptidyl prolyl isomerases" that assist protein folding and assembly… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
RNA-dependent cysteine biosynthesis in archaea.
Several methanogenic archaea lack cysteinyl-transfer RNA (tRNA) synthetase (CysRS), the essential enzyme that provides Cys-tRNA… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Molecular basis of cysteine biosynthesis in plants: structural and functional analysis of O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase from Arabidopsis thaliana.
In plants, cysteine biosynthesis plays a central role in fixing inorganic sulfur from the environment and provides the only… (More)
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Review
2004
Review
2004
Molecular analysis and control of cysteine biosynthesis: integration of nitrogen and sulphur metabolism.
Since cysteine is the first committed molecule in plant metabolism containing both sulphur and nitrogen, the regulation of its… (More)
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2001
2001
Increased cysteine biosynthesis capacity of transgenic tobacco overexpressing an O-acetylserine(thiol) lyase modifies plant responses to oxidative stress.
O-Acetylserine(thiol) lyase (OASTL), a key enzyme of plant sulfur metabolism, catalyzes the formation of Cys from sulfide and O… (More)
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2000
2000
Genomic and functional characterization of the oas gene family encoding O-acetylserine (thiol) lyases, enzymes catalyzing the final step in cysteine biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The final step of cysteine biosynthesis in plants is catalyzed by O-acetylserine (thiol) lyase (OAS-TL), which occurs as several… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
The S box regulon: a new global transcription termination control system for methionine and cysteine biosynthesis genes in gram-positive bacteria.
The molecular mechanisms for regulation of the genes involved in the biosynthesis of methionine and cysteine are poorly… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Modulation of cysteine biosynthesis in chloroplasts of transgenic tobacco overexpressing cysteine synthase [O-acetylserine(thiol)-lyase].
Cysteine synthase [O-acetyl-L-serine(thiol)-lyase, EC 4.2.99.8] (CSase), which is responsible for the terminal step of cysteine… (More)
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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Status of the mitochondrial pool of glutathione in the isolated hepatocyte.
Using the selective membrane-solubilizing properties of digitonin and a rapid centrifugation method to separate cytoplasmic and… (More)
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